Lega language
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Name (Latin)
Lega language
Other forms of name
Balega language
Ileka language
nne Kilega language
Rega language
See Also From tracing topical name
Bantu languages
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q3196589
Library of congress:
sh 85072313
Sources of Information
- Botne, R. Lega and English dict., 1994.
- Ethnologue, 2000(Lega-Mwenga and Lega-Shabunda; variants with both: Kilega, Rega, Kirega, Ileka; languages of Democratic Republic of Congo)
Wikipedia description:
Lega is a Bantu language, or dialect cluster, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are two major varieties, Shabunda Lega, Mwenga Lega. Mwenga Lega, with about 10% of speakers, finds Shabunda difficult to understand. Variant spellings of 'Lega' are Rega, Leka, Ileka, Kilega, Kirega. Shabunda is also known as Igonzabale, and Mwenga as Shile or Ishile. Gengele is reported to be a Shabunda-based creole. According to Ethnologue, Bembe is part of the same dialect continuum. Nyindu is a dialect of Shi that has been heavily influenced by Lega.
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